Gaslight with a twist

And this third theory is about Superman actually becoming a dictator. Thus, Batman v Superman may also take its cues (in a minimal manner) from Red Son, with the soldiers acting as his puppets, as his eyes.

It’s quite a stretch, we know – but it could happen (as it has happened in the comics, many times over). What would be the reason for him to become a despot? Well, we do see him kneeled before Lex Luthor, which suggests a form of power of the later over the first.

It cannot be impossible for Lex to use the kryptonite he possesses in order to subdue the Man of Steel. In any case, he is again the hidden mastermind (and it was rumored quite a while ago that he will be the reason for Batman engaging Superman).

All of these three theories are short of something, nonetheless, and that is the information one needs to expand them. However, we can bet that one of them is true, if not all of them altogether.

Lastly…